Book Awards & Distinctions
for Lori Alexander
17 Total Book Awards
All in a Drop: How Antony Van Leeuwenhoek Discovered an Invisible World (6)

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2020

Best STEM Books, 2017-2025
Selection, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2020

Outstanding Science Trade Books, 2005-2025
Commended, 2020
Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park (5)

Children's Favorites Award, 2015-2025
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2025

Cook Prize, 2012-2025
Honor, 2025

Green Earth Book Award, 2005-2025
Honor, 2025

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2024

Librarian Favorites Award, 2023-2025
Grades 3-5 Selection, 2025
A Sporting Chance: How Ludwig Guttmann Created the Paralympic Games (3)

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Sports Selection, 2020

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2025
Biography Selection, 2021
What's a Germ, Joseph Lister?: The Medical Mystery That Forever Changed the Way We Heal (2)

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Nonfiction Text for Older Readers Finalist, 2024

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Science Selection, 2024
Seeds of Discovery: How Barbara McClintock Used Corn and Curiosity to Solve a Science Mystery and Win a Nobel Prize (1)

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Biography Selection, 2025